Indigenous disparity in lower court imprisonment decisions: a study of two Australian jurisdictions, 1998 to 2008

This paper reports findings from statistical analyses of Indigeneity and lower court sentencing in New South Wales and South Australia from 1998 to 2008. The aim was to explore the probability of Indigenous versus non-Indigenous defendants receiving a prison sentence over time, while controlling for...

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Main Author: Christine Bond (Author)
Contributors: Samantha Jeffries
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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